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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Nick Lane |
ISBN: | 0199205647 9780199205646 |
OCLC Number: | 851821984 |
Awards: | Short-listed for Aventis General Prize for Science Books 2006 |
Description: | 368 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
Contents: | MITOCHONDRIA: CLANDESTINE RULERS OF THE WORLD; HOPEFUL MONSTER: THE ORIGIN OF THE EUKARYOTIC CELL; THE VITAL FORCE: PROTON POWER AND THE ORIGIN OF LIFE; INSIDER DEAL: THE FOUNDATIONS OF COMPLEXITY; POWER LAWS: SIZE AND THE RAMP OF ASCENDING COMPLEXITY; MURDER OR SUICIDE: THE TROUBLED BIRTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL; BATTLE OF THE SEXES: HUMAN PRE-HISTORY AND THE NATURE OF GENDER; CLOCK OF LIFE: WHY MITOCHONDRIA KILL US IN THE END; EPILOGUE; GLOSSARY; FURTHER READING |
Abstract:
Mitochondria are tiny structures within all our cells, believed to have once evolved from bacteria living independent lives. Drawing on cutting edge research, this book explores the fundamental role they play in some of the biggest themes in biology: evolution, the origin of the sexes, in growth, ageing, disease, and in death.
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An enthralling account...The author has accomplished something quite breathtaking... Moreover, he brings the science alive...he is always accessible lively , thought provoking and informative. Every Biologist should read this book Its the most interesting and significant addendum to Darwin's theory I think I've come across since Richard Dawkins explained how genes are the mechanism for evolution. * Independent on Sunday, * Challenging, but rewarding. * Vanessa Thorpe, Observer * Read more...
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